Toronto lawyer charged with sexual assault of three teenage girls

A 32-year-old Toronto lawyer is accused of sexually assaulting three teenage girls in two areas of the city.

Police say the girls – aged 14, 15, and 16 – were assaulted in the Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue, and Yonge and Bloor streets area last month.

One of the teens, a 15-year-old girl, was sexually assaulted twice by the same man while walking to the subway at Yonge and Eglinton on Sept. 12 and Sept. 16.

On Sept. 16, a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at the Yonge-Eglinton Centre, while a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at Yonge-Bloor Station.

Earlier this month, police released photos of a suspect wanted in sexual assaults in the Yonge and Eglinton area.

Police said the man was targeting girls between the ages of 13 and 16. He waits until the area is busy with pedestrian traffic, then approaches girls and sexually assaults them.

Police said that following one of the alleged sexual assaults, the suspect was captured on video surveillance. Through the video footage, investigators were able to track his movements backwards to a local business in the Yonge and Eglinton area.

Francois “Frank” Lesieur was arrested on Sunday and charged with four counts of sexual assault.

“Based on Mr. Lesieur’s behavour, and observations that we made in the video surveillance, we are concerned that there may be other victims,” Det. Const. Matthew Pinfold told reporters on Thursday.

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